Brock University
September 2003

The CASEA executive for 2003-2004 is:

• Coral Mitchell (Brock), President
• David MacKinnon (Acadia), Vice-President and Program Chair
• Robert Macmillan (StFX), Secretary-Treasurer
• Tim Goddard (U of C), Past President

The executive will be assisted by the following committee chairs:

• Claire Lapointe (Moncton), Conference Program Co-Chair
• Derek Allison (UWO), T. B. Greenfield Dissertation Award
• Carol Harris (UVic), Master’s Award
• Larry Sackney (U of S), Distinguished Service Award
• Art Schwartz (U of C), CJE representative
• Hanne Mawhinney (Maryland), New Scholar Fund representative
• Carolyn Shields (UBC), CCEAM representative.
  

At the end of 2002, membership in CASEA stood at 118 members, which was a decrease of 8 members from the 2001 total. The loss was primarily in numbers of graduate students, with the number of regular members showing an increase of 5 members. We expect membership numbers to increase as a result of a recruitment drive being held across Canada during 2003.

CASEA's annual conference was a resounding success, with 72 paper, round-table, or poster presentations in 29 sessions. Congratulations for an outstanding program are extended to the Program Chair, David MacKinnon (Acadia), Program Co-Chair, Claire Lapointe (Moncton), the 28 CASEA members who served as proposal reviewers, and the 102 presenters.

One of the highlights of the program is the Annual CASEA Seminar, which showcases the work of senior scholars who have made extensive contributions to Canadian scholarship in educational administration. The seminar theme for 2003 was Leadership for Social Justice, and the invited scholars were Cecilia Reynolds (OISE/UT) speaking on gender equity, Carolyn Shields (UBC) on poverty and social class, and Patrick Solomon (York) on race and anti-racist education.

Another highlight was an invited presentation by two representatives from the British Educational Leadership, Management, and Administration Society, Nigel Bennett from the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK, and Helen Johnson from Roehampton University of Surrey. Other international presenters included Anita Trnavcevic and Nada Trunk Sirca from the Koper School of Management in Slovenia and Roger Wilson from Michigan State University in Grand Valley, MI.

Members of CASEA and CASWE continued a three-year tradition of sponsoring a joint book launch and wine-and-cheese reception with which to honour the scholarly productivity of our members. Since the 2002 annual conference, 6 books from CASEA members and 4 from CASWE members have been published, and CASEA is extremely proud of this accomplishment.

Several awards were presented at CASEA 2003. The recipient of the T. B. Greenfield Dissertation Award was Dr. Brenda Beattie (OISE/UT) for her dissertation entitled Emotion Matters in Educational Leadership: Examining the Unexamined. Dr. Beattie's work was supervised by Andy Hargreaves (OISE/UT). The Dissertation Award Committee was chaired by Joe Fris (U of A), supported by Lynn Bosetti (U of C) and Andy Hargreaves (OISE/UT). Dr. Beattie presented an overview of her research at the annual T. B. Greenfield Dissertation Presentation immediately following the AGM.

Also announced at the AGTM was the recipient of the Master’s Award, Mr. Shawn Northfield (StFX). He won the award for his work entitled Teachers’ Perceptions of Principals’ Succession. His advisor was Robert Macmillan (StFX). The Master’s Award Committee was chaired by Carol Harris (UVic) and included Janice Wallace (U of A) and Matt Meyers (StFX).

This year, the CASEA Distinguished Service Award was presented to Dr. Derek Allison (UWO), who has been instrumental in advancing the interests and development of CASEA in many ways over the years. The Distinguished Service Award Committee was chaired by Larry Sackney (U of S) and included Margaret Haughey (U of A) and Linda LaRocque (SFU). Tim Goddard (U of C) presented the award at the Annual CASEA Banquet on Friday evening, May 30, which was attended by 72 members and guests.

During the 2002-2003 academic year, CASEA members participated in a number of international conferences. Margaret Haughey (U of A) and Veronica Bohac-Clarke (U of C) presented the annual CASEA session at the BELMAS conference in England in October 2002, and Beth Young (U of A), Mary Brooks (U of A), Janice Wallace (U of A), and Barry Anderson (BC Ministry) presented the annual CSSE session at AERA in April 2003. Larry Sackney (U of S) provided a stimulating discussion for the AERA presentation.

Respectfully submitted by Coral Mitchell (Brock), CASEA President